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On the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, Japan became the latest country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, bringing the total number of ratifications to 99.

The Republic of Korea ratifies the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity

22 May 2017 – On Friday, 19 May 2017, the Republic of Korea became the 98th country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization.

Japan ratifies the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity

22 May 2017 – On the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, Japan became the latest country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, bringing the total number of ratifications ...

Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/KG/jh/86500 (2017-037)
To: ABS National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points, Relevant International Organizations and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

CBD/NP/MOP/2/13

Report of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity Serving As the Meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization on Its Second Meeting

GEF Support for the Preparation of the Interim National Reports on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/jh/86322 (2017-032)
To: ABS National Focal Points and CBD Focal Points where ABS Focal Points have not yet been designated

EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: Review of experience in convening the meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol, and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol concurrently

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/KNM/86308 (2017-028)
To: CBD, CPB and ABS National Focal Points

Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee to the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/jh/86420 (2017-029)
To: ABS National Focal Points, CBD Focal Points where ABS Focal Points have not yet been designated

Meeting of the European Competent National Authorities implementing the Nagoya Protocol and the corresponding EU Regulation

21 - 22 March 2017, Isle of Vilm, Germany

Sixth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group to Enhance the Functioning of the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing (ITPGRFA)

13 - 17 March 2017, Rome, Italy

Launch of the Biodiversity e-Learning Platform

Reference: SCBD/IMS/RS/ET/CP/86275 (2017-021)
To: CBD, CPB, NP Focal Points, other Governments, relevant organizations and IPLCs

Submission of the Interim National Report on the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and Publication of Information on the ABS Clearing-House

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/BG/jh/86322 (2017-017)
To: ABS National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points (where ABS focal points have not yet been designated)

Follow up to decisions of the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization: overview of requests for action and planned activities for the next biennium

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/VN/jh/86317 (2017-018)
To: ABS National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points (where ABS focal points have not yet been designated), international organisations, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant stakeholders

Second meeting of the Compliance Committee of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)

21 - 22 February 2017, Rome, Italy

Agreements reached on actions to integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development

Workshop on the Access and Benefit-sharing Clearing-House

10 - 11 December 2016, Cancun, Mexico

UNEP/CBD/NP/COP-MOP/2/INF/12

Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol and Pathogen Sharing: Public Health Implications

Ministers commit to integrate biodiversity into key economic sectors in order to achieve global biodiversity targets

4 December 2016 - Ministers from around the world committed to working together to save biodiversity and take urgent action to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and backed this with a host of specific commitments.

Second meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

4 - 17 December 2016, Cancun, Mexico

Statement by CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, at the Closing of the High-Level Segment of the 2016 United Nations Biodiversity Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 3 December 2016

Opening Remarks by CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, to the High-Level Segment of the 2016 United Nations Biodiversity Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 2 December 2016

High Level Segment of the thirteenth meeting of Conference of the Parties and concurrent meetings of the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

2 - 3 December 2016, Cancun, Mexico

At a critical meeting opening tomorrow, the United Nations will call on decision makers from more than 190 countries to step up efforts to halt the loss of biodiversity and protect the ecosystems that support food and water security and health for billions of people.

UNEP/CBD/NP/COP-MOP/2/INF/11

Executive Summary of the ABS Bonn Workshop “A Workshop on Access and Benefit Sharing: Benefit Sharing from Academic Research”

UNEP/CBD/NP/COP-MOP/2/INF/10

Update on Recent Developments under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture of Relevance to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization

UNEP/CBD/NP/COP-MOP/2/7

Report of the Executive Secretary on the Administration of the Protocol and on Budgetary Matters

UNEP/CBD/NP/COP-MOP/2/INF/8

Capacity-Building Programme to Support the Establishment of Legal Frameworks for the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol: Overview and Lessons Learned

High-level segment of the UN Biodiversity Conference: Cancun Declaration

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/DC/CE/85746 (2016-137)
To: CBD, CPB and ABS National Focal Points, and relevant organizations

UNEP/CBD/NP/COP-MOP/2/INF/1

Information Made Available on Developments Related to Ratification and Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

UN Biodiversity Conference and its high-level segment: Vehicle access to the venue

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/DC/CE/86077 (2016-136)
To: CBD, CPB and ABS National Focal Points, and relevant organizations

UNEP/CBD/NP/COP-MOP/2/INF/7

Overview of Access and Benefit-Sharing Capacity-Building Tools and Resources

UNEP/CBD/NP/COP-MOP/2/INF/6

Overview of Capacity-Building and Development Initiatives Providing Direct Support to Countries for the Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

Shipment arrangements for the UN Biodiversity Conference in Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/AFC/PT/NI/86064 (2016-134)
To: CBD, CPB and ABS National Focal Points, and relevant organizations

Invitation to prepare for elections to replace outgoing members of the Compliance Committees at the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol (COP-MOP 8) and the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol (COP-MOP 2)

Reference: SCBD/SPS/CG/VN/KG/ps/86062 (2016-131)
To: National Focal Points to the Cartagena and the Nagoya Protocols, CBD National Focal Points (where CPB and ABS NFPs have not yet been designated)

Information regarding the High-Level Segment of the UN Biodiversity Conference, Cancun, Mexico 2016

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/DC/CE/86029 (2016-130)
To: CBD National Focal Points

UNEP/CBD/NP/COP-MOP/2/5

Financial Mechanism and Resources (Article 25)

UNEP/CBD/NP/COP-MOP/2/6

Cooperation with Other Conventions, International Organizations and Initiatives

UNEP/CBD/NP/COP-MOP/2/9

Report on Progress in the Implementation of the Awareness-Raising Strategy for the Nagoya Protocol

UNEP/CBD/NP/COP-MOP/2/8

Progress Report on Implementation of the Strategic Framework for Capacity-Building and Development to Support the Effective Implementation of the Nagoya Protocol

UNEP/CBD/NP/COP-MOP/2/3

Report on Progress in the Implementation and Operation of the Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House

Workshop on the Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House for national users, 10 December 2016 – Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/SPS/CG/VN/jh/86020 (2016-123)
To: ABS National Focal Points (CBD National Focal Points where ABS National Focal Points have not yet been designated)

This week marks the two-year anniversary of the entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity celebrates two-year anniversary of entry into force

14 October 2016 – This week marks the two-year anniversary of the entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.

UNEP/CBD/NP/COP-MOP/2/2

Updated Report on Progress towards Aichi Biodiversity Target 16 on the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization

Visa Requirements for Mexico

Reference: SCBD/AFC/MRH/PT/85427 (2016-118)
To: CBD, ABS, and CPB National Focal Points, international and non-governmental organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant stakeholders

UNEP/CBD/COP/13/INF/4

Hosting of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Meetings of the Conference of the Parties and the Corresponding Meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Press conferences at the margins of the Thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols, including the High-Level Segment, 2-17 December 2016 - Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/MCO/AF/DAIN/fd/85971 (2016-115)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations and indigenous peoples and local communities

"Cancun Commitments and Coalitions for Enhanced Implementation" Preparing for potential pledges of action by countries and partners at the Cancun Meetings of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/DC/85942 (2016-111)
To: CBD, ABS and CPB National Focal Points, and relevant organizations

France, Mali, the Netherlands, the Republic of Moldova and Sweden are the latest countries to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, bringing the total number of ratifications to 85.

Five more countries ratify the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity

9 September 2016 – France, Mali, the Netherlands, the Republic of Moldova and Sweden are the latest countries to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, bringing the total number of ratifications to 85.